^{1 Ref} And immediately, in the morning, the chief priests having made a consultation, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, having bound Jesus, did lead away, and delivered `him' to Pilate;

^{2 Ref} and Pilate questioned him, `Art thou the king of the Jews?' and he answering said to him, `Thou dost say `it'.'

^{3 Ref} And the chief priests were accusing him of many things, `but he answered nothing.'

^{4 Ref} And Pilate again questioned him, saying, `Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!'

^{5 Ref} and Jesus did no more answer anything, so that Pilate wondered.

^{6 Ref} And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking;

^{7 Ref} and there was `one' named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder.

⁸ And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,

^{9 Ref} and Pilate answered them, saying, `Will ye `that' I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

^{10 Ref} for he knew that because of envy the chief priests had delivered him up;

^{11 Ref} and the chief priests did move the multitude, that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

^{12 Ref} And Pilate answering, again said to them, `What, then, will ye `that' I shall do to him whom ye call king of the Jews?'

¹³ and they again cried out, `Crucify him.'

^{14 Ref} And Pilate said to them, `Why -- what evil did he?' and they cried out the more vehemently, `Crucify him;'

^{15 Ref} and Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus -- having scourged `him' -- that he might be crucified.

^{16 Ref} And the soldiers led him away into the hall, which is Praetorium, and call together the whole band,

^{17 Ref} and clothe him with purple, and having plaited a crown of thorns, they put `it' on him,

^{18 Ref} and began to salute him, `Hail, King of the Jews.'

^{19 Ref} And they were smiting him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and having bent the knee, were bowing to him,

^{20 Ref} and when they `had' mocked him, they took the purple from off him, and clothed him in his own garments, and they led him forth, that they may crucify him.

^{21 Ref} And they impress a certain one passing by -- Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus -- that he may bear his cross,

^{22 Ref} and they bring him to the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, `Place of a skull;'

^{23 Ref} and they were giving him to drink wine mingled with myrrh, and he did not receive.

^{24 Ref} And having crucified him, they were dividing his garments, casting a lot upon them, what each may take;

^{25 Ref} and it was the third hour, and they crucified him;

^{26 Ref} and the inscription of his accusation was written above -- `The King of the Jews.'

^{27 Ref} And with him they crucify two robbers, one on the right hand, and one on his left,